#sibling pride

[rashfordxbruno]

Talk about sibling pride, Mariana Dalot! Your brother did very well on his debut. I am very honoured to have him as our full-back for the next 10 years. 👏🔴⚽🔥

[goldengoatblog]

LOOK HOW FUCKING TALENTED MY LITTLE BROTHER IS! Holy shit these are awesome!

[middlechildanxiety]

I love talking to my younger siblings about the school we all went to because while it was great for us and I met great people it was arguably horrible and Pride just told me how much she hated one teacher who's daughter I threatened for making Envy cry and I feel more validated

[scienceisabeautifulthing]

Me, kicking open the door to the break room: GUESS WHO GOT SECONDARY APPLICATION REQUESTS FOR MED SCHOOLS BACK ALREADY THAT’S RIGHT KIDS IT’S MY LITTLE SISTER

[scrivnomancer]

My sister looking like a stone-cold badass. Sorry for anything I might have done growing up!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/reckoning--3#/

[asdfasdfagasg]

Venting, but I want people to read this...

I am always afraid to post stuff like this, but I feel that due to the general anonymity of my tumblr account, I can safely post this. Today, I overheard someone say in a sarcastic tone, “What do you do when you have a kid with special needs? Have another kid, obviously!” Clearly, they were talking trash about a parent for having multiple children with special needs. Having an older sibling who lives with autism, I took offense to that. 

So many of my co-workers talk a lot of crap about these kids’ parents. While some of the parents clearly neglect their children (more of a situational thing than being a terrible person), there are many who work their hardest to provide their children with the best possible life. Raising a child living with special needs is an incredibly emotionally taxing and difficult task. 

My parents have received a lot of criticism from others about the way they raised my brother over the years. They have commented about the way he was raised in front of my parents, my older brother and me (seriously). While he has many behavioral things to work on, my parents have always done a great job in assisting with his cognitive and behavioral development at home. Because of my parents’ work with my brother, he never has never had a single cavity; he can recite his siblings’ names, his address, his phone number, and the names of his teachers and aids; he can read extremely well; and he can communicate his needs much better than he could when he was younger. People do not realize that parents in these situations cannot fix everything about their children. Sometimes, it is just who they are. 

While I did not have a typical childhood, and while my parents had to (understandably) sometimes put more focus on my brother living autism, I turned out fine. It can be hard for me, but I am fine. I am doing more than fine. I know I’m fine, and so do those close to me. There is nothing wrong with wanting to have another child if you are perfectly capable of having one. I am actually thankful that my parents chose to have me!

tl;dr: don’t talk shit about parents of kids with special needs, because you don’t know who’s listening.

[mistyaurorablue]

The moment when your little brother comes to your bedroom at 1a.m. in the morning to tell you he got 4 on his AP American History test and talks about college as an engineer. It makes you sit back and realize he is going to be a junior this fall.

[daretomarvel]

My mother: (telling a riddle) He who makes it doesn't need it. He who buys it doesn't use it. He who needs it doesn't know it.

My brother: Why does it have to be 'he'? Shouldn't it be 'one', it's not just boys, right?

Me: Aw yeah bud, that's pretty awesome.

My brother: Just cause I'm a boy doesn't mean I have to be uninformed.

Me: *dies of pride-induced spontaneous combustion over excellent 11 year olds*